Back from PDX

While we were out in Portland for Thanksgiving week last year, NYC was in a deep freeze. We kept checking the weather and back home it was mostly in the 20s with low wind chills. It wasn't hot in Portland and I was still wearing my down coat, but 40s and 50s felt wonderful when we thought about what faced us at home.

When we left the airport in Newark, it was a lovely 25 degrees with a "feels like" temperature of 14. Brrr.

I only mention the weather because our original plan had been to go home, drop our bags, and take advantage of the fact that we had a red eye flight by going out for breakfast. We were thinking maybe we would bike down to Russ & Daughters since it would be early enough to beat the crowds and we're usually not up at 8 am. But with wind chills of 14? Not going to happen. The furthest we were willing to walk was the short distance home from the train station. And breakfast? We picked it up along the way from the nearby Bread Factory Cafe. The best bagels and cream cheese? Definitely not. But it was a nice filling breakfast to calm our tummies after our travels and welcome us home.

I got a toasted onion bagel with scallion cream cheese, and A got a whole wheat bagel with scallion cream cheese. We really do love bagels and cream cheese. It was a satisfying end to our PDX trip.